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Bregaglia Range
The Bregaglia Range (commonly the Bregaglia) is a small group of mostly granite mountains in Graubünden, Switzerland and the Province of Sondrio, northern Italy. It derives its name from the partly Swiss, partly Italian valley, the ''Val Bregaglia'', and is known as ''Bergell'' in German. Other names which are applied to the range include the Val Masino Alps and, to describe the main ridge, Masino-Bregaglia-Disgrazia. Vicosoprano (1,067 m) is the main settlement in the Swiss part of the range. The range is a popular mountaineering destination, and includes such peaks as Monte Disgrazia, Piz Cengalo and Piz Badile. Well-known mountaineers who are associated with the area and have made significant first ascents in the range include Leslie Stephen, D. W. Freshfield, W. A. B. Coolidge, Christian Klucker, Paul Güssfeldt and Riccardo Cassin. A cable-car service runs from Pranzaira to the Albigna lake, and the Albigna hut (2,331 m) is a further 30–45-minute walk up the east si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soglio, Switzerland
Soglio is a village and a former municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of the Grisons close to the border with Italy. It is now part of the municipality of Bregaglia. History Soglio is first mentioned in 1186 as ''de Solio''. Geography Soglio has an area, , of . Of this area, 25.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 8.6% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 0.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (65.6%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). The municipality is located in the Bergell sub-district of the Maloja district. It is located on a terrace at the entrance to the ''Passo della Duana'' which leads into the valley of Avers and the ''Passo da la Prasignola'' into the ''Val Madris''. It consists of the village of Soglio (at ) and the section of Spino. Soglio lies on a ledge on the mountainside on the northern side of the Val Bregaglia (''Bergell'' in German) above the river Maira (''Mera'' in Italian), with views acr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Stephen
Sir Leslie Stephen (28 November 1832 – 22 February 1904) was an English author, critic, historian, biographer, and mountaineer, and the father of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell. Life Sir Leslie Stephen came from a distinguished intellectual family, and was born at 14 (later renumbered 42) Hyde Park Gate, Kensington in London, the son of Sir James Stephen and (Lady) Jane Catherine (née Venn) Stephen. His father was Colonial Undersecretary of State and a noted abolitionist. He was the fourth of five children, his siblings including James Fitzjames Stephen (1829–1894) and Caroline Emelia Stephen (1834–1909). His family had belonged to the Clapham Sect, the early 19th century group of mainly evangelical Christian social reformers. At his father's house he saw a good deal of the Macaulays, James Spedding, Sir Henry Taylor and Nassau Senior. Leslie Stephen was educated at Eton College, King's College London and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. (20th wrang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pizzi Gemelli
Pizzi is a surname of Italian origin. The name refers to: *Angelo Pizzi (1775–1819), Italian sculptor, active in a Neoclassical style *Becca Pizzi (born 1980), American marathon runner * Carlo Pizzi (1842–1909), Italian painter * Claudio E.A. Pizzi (born 1944), Italian philosopher *Emilio Pizzi (1862–1940), Italian composer *Fausto Pizzi (born 1967), Italian footballer *Francesco Pizzi (born 2004), Italian racing driver *Gabrielle Pizzi (1940–2004), Australian art dealer *Italo Pizzi (1849–1920), Italian academic and scholar of Persian language and literature *Ivano Pizzi (born 1982), Italian paralympic cyclist, brother and guide of Luca Pizzi *Juan Antonio Pizzi (born 1968), association football player and manager * Luca Pizzi (born 1974), Italian paralympic cyclist *Nilla Pizzi (1919–2011), Italian singer *Pier Luigi Pizzi (born 1930), Italian opera director and designer *Ray Pizzi, nicknamed "Pizza Man" (born 1943), American jazz saxophonist, bassoonist, and flautist *P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punta Pioda
The Punta Pioda (or ''Pioda di Sciora'') is a mountain in the Bregaglia Range of the Alps, located south of Vicosoprano Vicosoprano is a former municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden and is the largest village in the Val Bregaglia. It's now part of the municipality of Bregaglia. History Vicosoprano is first mentioned in 1096 as ... in the canton of Graubünden. It lies in the Sciora group. References External linksPunta Pioda on Hikr Mountains of the Alps Alpine three-thousanders Mountains of Switze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piz Bacun
Piz Bacun is a mountain of the Bregaglia Range (Alps), overlooking Vicosoprano in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. It is located between the Lake Albigna and the Forno Glacier The Forno Glacier ( Romansh: ''Vadrec del Forno'') is a 6 km long glacier (2005) situated in the Bregaglia Range in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 8.72 km2. See also *List of glaciers in Switzerlan .... References External links Piz Bacun on Hikr Mountains of the Alps Alpine three-thousanders Mountains of Graubünden Mountains of Switzerland Bregaglia {{Graubünden-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cima Della Bondasca
The Cima della Bondasca or Pizzo del Ferro centralePaul Nigg, Bergell: Gebietsführer für Wanderer, Bergsteiger und Kletterer', p. 74 is a mountain in the Bregaglia Range (Alps), located on the border between Italy and Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel .... Its summit is the triple watershed between Valle del Ferro (Italy), Val Bondasca and Val d'Albigna (Switzerland). The Cima della Bondasca is the culminating point of the small range named ''Pizzi del Ferro'', which extends between Passo di Bondo (3168 m) and Colle Masino (3061). The summits are (from west to east): *Pizzo del Ferro occidentale (3267 m) *Cima della Bondasca - Pizzo del Ferro centrale (3289 m) *Torrione del Ferro (3234 m) *Pizzo del Ferro orientale (3199 m) References External linksPi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sciora Di Dentro
The Sciora Dadent (or ''Sciora di Dentro'') (3,275 m) is a mountain in the Bregaglia Range of the Alps, located south of Vicosoprano Vicosoprano is a former municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden and is the largest village in the Val Bregaglia. It's now part of the municipality of Bregaglia. History Vicosoprano is first mentioned in 1096 as ... in the canton of Graubünden. It is the highest and southernmost summit of the Sciora group. References External links Sciora Dadent on Hikr Mountains of the Alps Alpine three-thousanders Mountains of Graubünden Mountains of Switzerland Bregaglia {{Graubünden-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Sissone
Monte Sissone (3,330 m) is a mountain in the Bregaglia Range of the Alps, located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. Its summit is the tripoint between the Val Bregaglia (in Graubünden), Val Masino and Val Malenco (both in Lombardy) On its northern side, the mountain overlooks the Forno Glacier The Forno Glacier ( Romansh: ''Vadrec del Forno'') is a 6 km long glacier (2005) situated in the Bregaglia Range in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 8.72 km2. See also *List of glaciers in Switzerlan .... References External links Monte Sissone on Hikr Mountains of the Alps Alpine three-thousanders Mountains of Switzerland Mountains of Lombardy Italy–Switzerland border International mountains of Europe Mountains of Graubünden Val Bregaglia {{sondrio-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cima Dal Cantun
Cima dal Cantun is a mountain of the Bregaglia Range (Alps), located between the valleys of the Albigna and the Forno Glacier The Forno Glacier ( Romansh: ''Vadrec del Forno'') is a 6 km long glacier (2005) situated in the Bregaglia Range in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 8.72 km2. See also *List of glaciers in Switzerlan ... in Graubünden. References External links Cima dal Cantun on Hikr Mountains of the Alps Alpine three-thousanders Mountains of Switzerland Mountains of Graubünden Bregaglia {{Graubünden-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cima Di Rosso
The Cima di Rosso is a mountain in the Bregaglia Range of the Alps, located on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It lies between the valleys of Bregaglia (in Graubünden) and Malenco (in Lombardy). On the western side of the mountain is the Forno Glacier The Forno Glacier ( Romansh: ''Vadrec del Forno'') is a 6 km long glacier (2005) situated in the Bregaglia Range in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. In 1973 it had an area of 8.72 km2. See also *List of glaciers in Switzerlan .... References External links Cima di Rosso on Hikr Mountains of the Alps Alpine three-thousanders Mountains of Switzerland Mountains of Lombardy Italy–Switzerland border International mountains of Europe Mountains of Graubünden Bregaglia {{Graubünden-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cima Di Castello
Cima di Castello is a mountain of the Bregaglia Range, located on the border between Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ... and Switzerland. With a height of above sea level, it is the second highest mountain in the Bregaglia Range. Its summit lies between the valleys of the Albigna and Forno Glacier (both in the Swiss canton of Graubünden) and the valley of Val Mello (in the Italian region of Lombardy). References External linksCima di Castello on Summitpost Mountains of the Alps [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albigna Lake
Albigna Lake (German: ''Albignasee'', Italian: ''Lago da l'Albigna'', Romansh: ''Lägh da l'Albigna'') is a reservoir in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It is located in the municipality of Vicosoprano at an elevation of on the southwest side of the Bregaglia valley, northeast of Pizzo Cacciabella. The lake has a surface area of . Its outflow, the Albigna River, is a left tributary of the Mera River. See also *List of lakes of Switzerland *List of mountain lakes of Switzerland This is a list of high-altitude lakes in Switzerland. It includes all significant lakes, natural or artificial, with an area over 4 hectares and a height over 800 metres above sea level. This height approximately corresponds to the transiti ... External links * Albigna Lakes of Graubünden Val Bregaglia {{graubünden-lake-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
